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"Mark" <whopkins@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <3d2d2739$0$823$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> "Terry Russell"
<trochilus@optusnet.com.au> writes:
> >It made no sense to send men to the moon at that time,
>
> Except to get there before the Russians did (which they DEFINITELY tried
> to do, and massively failed at) ... which is also why Apollo
> was cut short with no followups.

Repeat.
It made no sense to send MEN to the moon at that time,
it was and is dangerous , expensive and of no scientific purpose.
It was a public relations exercise, so all the above hold no weight.


> >it was and is dangerous , expensive and of no scientific purpose.
>
> ... except to bring back clear and decisive evidence that resolved
> once and for all the question of where the moon came from and ... by
> way of its answer ... what sets the Earth uniquely apart from the other
> known terrestial planets and other possible terrestial planets.
>
> >It was a public relations exercise, so all the above hold no weight.
>
> ... which, I guess, is why China is now pursuing their own moon mission
> and why numerous companies are starting up with the goal of pursuing
> future activity on the moon.

It made no sense to send MEN to the moon at that time,
it was and is dangerous , expensive and of no scientific purpose.
It was a public relations exercise, so all the above hold no weight.


> >As the conspiracy theorists pack up their digital videos in their
> >velcro bags check their email and call HQ on the mobile phone
> >they can be sure there is no evidence supporting a moon landing.
>
> ... except the evidence of the actual equipment STILL BEING THERE
> along with the footprints.

 SIgh. Evidence of products resulting from the program. Evidence that
 has a direct effect on their lives whereas evidence on the moon is
mostly unverifiable and most of the actual  lunar related scientific results
have
 had little or no impact on our lives.

Whether the landings were a hoax or not makes bugger-all difference,
we still have velcro.

>
> The evidence is PERMANENT.  No weather will ever erase the first
> footprints set on the moon.

Most of the footprints are mostly erased by now, the ascent stage
engine plume probably got most of them.

Evidence of hardware? The hoaxers would have they were soft
landed by unmanned craft. ( to do that they would have to
at least conceed that it was technically possible , first step )

As for whatever footprints remain, who is to say the lander didn't carry
a mechanical pogo-stick with boots? Once finished all contradicitng
evidence gathered into a mole canister which then screwed itself
deep into the crust? Or sent to the location designated for
ascent-stage/evidence-eraser impact?

build yourself a laser.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/99/lunarlaser.html.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=lunar+laser+range
http://www.apolloexplorer.co.uk/photo/html/as12/10075425.htm

Maybe those laser rnagefinders have been quietly welding lunar dust
to create 'evidence' all these years?